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Sunday, June 30, 2013

It's done! I can't believe that after 3 years, Castle in the Air is finished... well almost. There is still a lot of beading left to do, but I'm not going to do that now or any time soon (maybe in another 3 years lol)

For part 23, I made some slight modifications. I decided not to stitch the castle that is supposed to go at the top.

Top

I also swapped out the floral version for the fantasy one. I love the dragonfly and delicate flower bushes.

Middle

The bottom part is exactly the same as the top one, but a mirror image of it.

Bottom

And here it is without the grid. It took me 3 hours and a half to take it all out (almost as much time as it took me to put it in). The reason for that is because my needle had split the thread in a few sections and I had to be more careful pulling it out without disturbing my stitches. I will have to rethink my gridding technique for next time.

I've already started preparing my next project. I'll put up a post later on what it is :)

I didn't notice until after I lined them up on one page that all the patterns I picked are kind of dark. Oh well! Anyways, not sure when I will start any of these, but if I did I want to start with Stolen in Her Sleep. I love this pattern. The first time I saw it was a few years ago. It took me a few looks before I realized that the background was actually gnomes that were carrying the girl away. I like the contrast with her white dress.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Just came back to work after the long weekend. The weather was terrible so I got a lot of stitching time. Unfortunately I didn't finish the last part of Castle in the Air as I hoped I would. But I did work on it. It's about 80% done. I just got bored with the colors and felt like working on something else.

So I worked on Bramble and the Rose instead :)

Before

After

It doesn't look like a lot, but when you compare it to the last picture I took, you can see some progress.

P.S. I got also got some stash today from Heaven and Earth. They're having a 50% sale for the summer solstice that ends today. I just couldn't pass it up. More on that later ;)

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Two more parts left and then I can take a very deserved break before the beading starts.

I also went to Finnegan's Market again and found these: a tiny hook and an awl with ivory handle. Both are very old and were being sold as a packaged deal in a sewing basket with other sewing thread. The owner was kind enough to sell me only these two for $2.